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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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