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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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