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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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