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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates 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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