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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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