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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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