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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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