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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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