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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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