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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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