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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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