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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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