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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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