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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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