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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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