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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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