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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key 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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