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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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