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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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