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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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