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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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