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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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