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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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