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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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