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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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