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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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