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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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