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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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