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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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