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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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