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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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