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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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