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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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