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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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