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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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