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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free 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. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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