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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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