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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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