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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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