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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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