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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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