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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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