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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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