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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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