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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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