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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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