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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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