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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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