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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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