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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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