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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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