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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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