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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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