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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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