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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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