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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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