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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates 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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