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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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