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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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