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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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