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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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