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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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