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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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