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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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