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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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