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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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