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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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