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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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