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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important 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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