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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches 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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