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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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