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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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