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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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