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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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