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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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