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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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