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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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