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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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