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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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