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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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