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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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