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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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