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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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