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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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