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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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