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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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