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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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