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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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