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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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