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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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