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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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