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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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