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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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