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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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