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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in 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 massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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