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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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