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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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