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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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