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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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