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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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