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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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