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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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