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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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