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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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