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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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