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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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