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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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