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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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