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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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