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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the 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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