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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources