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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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