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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured 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 massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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