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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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