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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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