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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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