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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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