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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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