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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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