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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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