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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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