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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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