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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key 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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