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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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