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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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