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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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