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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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