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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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