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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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