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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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