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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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