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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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