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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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