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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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