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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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