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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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