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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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