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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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