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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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