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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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