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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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