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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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