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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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