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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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