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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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