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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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