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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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