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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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