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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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