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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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