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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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