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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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