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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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