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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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