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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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