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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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