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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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