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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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