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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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