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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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