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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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