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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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