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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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