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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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