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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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