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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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