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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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