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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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