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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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