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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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