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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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