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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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