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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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