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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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