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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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