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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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