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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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