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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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