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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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