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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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