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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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