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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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