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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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