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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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