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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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