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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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