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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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