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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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