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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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