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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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