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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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