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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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