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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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