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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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