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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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