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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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