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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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