Man In India, 97 (24-II) : 93-101 © Serials Publications * Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, E-mail: yuenfook@uitm.edu.my STUDENTS’ READINESS AND COMPETENCE IN MOOCS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY Chan Yuen Fook * , Asmahan Abd Razak * , Nurul Fitriah Alias * and Suthagar Narasuman * Higher learning institutions are moving rapidly to reach out to universal learners by offering open education for all. In keeping with this global effort, Malaysia is committed to provide a holistic open access education that enables learners to access knowledge through internet facilities and will soon be the first country in the world to develop a national policy on credit recognition for the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform. On that note, students must be ready and competent for this new form of education. However, very few studies have been conducted in relation to students’ readiness and competence in utilizing of MOOCS. Hence, a descriptive- correlational research was employed to investigate students’ readiness and competence in using MOOCs in higher education. A total of 26 students participated in this case study. The findings revealed that students’ readiness and competence in using MOOCs was still at a moderate level. However, the study also revealed a positive, moderate and significant relationship between students’ readiness and competence in using MOOCs. The findings indicated that awareness towards MOOCs among students in higher education institutions has to be further improved for the realization of Shift 9 of the “Globalised Online Learning” endeavour as outlined in the Malaysian Education Blueprint (Higher Education) 2015-2025. Keywords: Students, Readiness, Competence, MOOCs, Higher education I. INTRODUCTION Instructional methods have evolved tremendously from attending classroom learning within the campus to online learning of out-campus in the early 21st century (Cole & Timmerman, 2015). The introduction of the concept of distance learning into our teaching systems is remarkable. Distance learning, sometimes called e-learning, is a formalized teaching and learning system specifically designed to be carried out remotely by using electronic communication. It is less expensive to support and is not constrained by geographic considerations as well as offers opportunities in situations where traditional education has difficulty operating. Students with scheduling or distance problems can benefit from distance education due to more flexible learning in terms of time and method. Advances in technology have made it possible to deliver education in an innovative manner. Based on this development, online learning or popularly known as e-learning has become a trend for long distance students, especially with the support of technology advancement. Nevertheless, long distance online learning requires expensive technology has its restrictions in reaching global participation. Thus, education institutions are looking for a new platform for online learning that can offer unlimited participation of