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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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