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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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