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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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