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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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