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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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