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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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