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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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