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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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