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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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