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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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