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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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