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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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