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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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