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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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