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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education