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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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