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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major 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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