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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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