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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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