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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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