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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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