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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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