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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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