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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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