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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response 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 book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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