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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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