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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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