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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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