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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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