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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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