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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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