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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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