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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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