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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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