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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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