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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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