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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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