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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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