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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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