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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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