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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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