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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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