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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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