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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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