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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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