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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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