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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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