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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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