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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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