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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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