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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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