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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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