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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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