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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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