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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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