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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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