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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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