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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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