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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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