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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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