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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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