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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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