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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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