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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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