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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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