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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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