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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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