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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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