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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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