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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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