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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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