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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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