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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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