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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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