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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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