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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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