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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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