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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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