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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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