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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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