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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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