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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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