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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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