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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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