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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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