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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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