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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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