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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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