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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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