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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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