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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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