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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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