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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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