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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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