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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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