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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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