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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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