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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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