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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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