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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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