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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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