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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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