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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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