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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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