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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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