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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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