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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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