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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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