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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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