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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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