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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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