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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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