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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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