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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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