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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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