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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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