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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education