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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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