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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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