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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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