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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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