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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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