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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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