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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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