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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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