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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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