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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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