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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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