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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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