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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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