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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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