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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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