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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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