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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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