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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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