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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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