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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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