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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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