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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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