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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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