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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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