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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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