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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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