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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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