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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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