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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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