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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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