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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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