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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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