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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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