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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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