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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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