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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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