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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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