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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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