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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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