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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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