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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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