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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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