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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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