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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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