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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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