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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major 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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