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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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