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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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