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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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