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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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