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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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