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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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