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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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