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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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