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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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