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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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