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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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