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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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