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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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