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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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