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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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