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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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