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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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