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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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