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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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