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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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