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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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