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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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