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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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