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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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