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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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