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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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