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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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