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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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