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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education