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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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