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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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