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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies 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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