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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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