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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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