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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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