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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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