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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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