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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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