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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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