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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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