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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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