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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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