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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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