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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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