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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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