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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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