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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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