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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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