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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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