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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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