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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources