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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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