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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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