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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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