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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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