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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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