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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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