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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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