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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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