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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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