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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key 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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