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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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