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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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