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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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