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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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