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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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