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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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