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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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