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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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