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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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