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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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