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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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