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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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