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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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