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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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