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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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