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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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