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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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