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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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