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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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