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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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