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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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