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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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