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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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