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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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