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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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