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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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