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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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