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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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