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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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