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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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