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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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