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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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