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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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