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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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