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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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