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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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