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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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