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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major 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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