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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the 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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