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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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