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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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