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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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