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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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