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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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