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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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