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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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