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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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