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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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