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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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