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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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