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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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