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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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