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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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