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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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