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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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