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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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