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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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