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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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