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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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