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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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