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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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