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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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