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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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