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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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