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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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