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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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