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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the 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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