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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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