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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers 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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