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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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