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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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