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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines 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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