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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education