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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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