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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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