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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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