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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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