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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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