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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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