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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants 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 almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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