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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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