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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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