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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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