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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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