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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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