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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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