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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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