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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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