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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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