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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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